See Also: datura(medicine)
datura(dictionary)
Datura poisoning(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital- Medicine Lodge(health)
Orthomolecular medicine (orthomolecular nutritional medicine, orthomolecular therapy)(health)
medicine(encyclopedia)
medicine man(encyclopedia)
Medicine(medicine)
medicine(dictionary)

datura (medicine)


datura
<botany> A genus of solanaceous plants, with large funnel-shaped flowers and a four-celled, capsular fruit.

The commonest species are the thorn apple (D. Stramonium), with a prickly capsule, white flowers and green stem, and D. Tatula, with a purplish tinge of the stem and flowers. Both are narcotic and dangerously poisonous.

Origin: NL.; cf. Skr. Dhattra, Per. & Ar. Tatra, Tatla.

Source: Websters Dictionary